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Weapons > Trebuchets

Preferred term

Trebuchets  

Definition(s)

  • Medieval military weapons consisting basically of a lever with a great weight attached to the short arm and a basket, box or sling attached to the end of the long arm to hold projectiles, which are hurled when the weight falls [AAT 94, alt]

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • Catapults, trebuchets

Notation

  • 113594

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-GF2CR45D-0

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